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Sep 2025
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I Didn’t Know Yes Would Hurt This Much |...

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In this piercing standalone message, Lonnell Williams pointed us to Luke 9:23 and declared that following Jesus costs us everything. To deny ourselves, take up our cross daily, and follow Him is not easy but it is the only way to truly live surrendered as disciples of Christ.

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